Challenge

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Manuel Peres started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Manuel Peres took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, De Gulden Draak's Gert Porsche got a free kick in the 16th minute. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Claudius Marsching had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Peres in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Siim Kikas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Manuel Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Peres in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Peres in the 55th minute of play. Manuel Peres hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute Manuel Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Anselm Neuhäuser. In the 69th minute, Dieter Strelow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Siim Kikas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Manuel Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Manuel Peres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Venezuela booed when De Gulden Draak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselm Neuhäuser didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselm Neuhäuser made in the 82nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Manuel Peres however managed to control. In the 83rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Secada to maneuver through the defense. A throw-in in the 90th minute of the game was made by Anselm Neuhäuser with Manuel Peres as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Illescas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Siim Kikas. That made the score 2-1 in the 92 minute of play.